diff --git a/app/helpers/versions_helper.rb b/app/helpers/versions_helper.rb
index 4f5ad4b60..d16007b4a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/versions_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/versions_helper.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ module VersionsHelper
   STATUS_BY_CRITERIAS = %w(category tracker status priority author assigned_to)
   
   def render_issue_status_by(version, criteria)
-    criteria ||= 'category'
-    raise 'Unknown criteria' unless STATUS_BY_CRITERIAS.include?(criteria)
+    criteria = 'category' unless STATUS_BY_CRITERIAS.include?(criteria)
     
     h = Hash.new {|k,v| k[v] = [0, 0]}
     begin